A dapper commuter in a three-piece suit, reading the newspaper. A speed-walker in a zip-up sweater and jeans making their way across the platform as an announcer warns, "Stand clear of the closing doors, please." A woman in a feathered coat the size of a Mastiff, carrying a Chanel bag embellished with a golden giraffe's head and spindly legs. Wait, what?
Most days criss-crossing the New York City subway include a double-take moment like the above. At Chanel's Métiers d'Art 2026 show on December 2, set in an out-of-service station in Lower Manhattan, artistic director Matthieu Blazy imagined a commute entirely populated by the sort of fashion that would cause any other passenger to miss their stop.
